Laminar Research released version 6.30 of its flagship flight sim, X-Plane today. Arguably the most notable feature of the new version is restored support for joysticks in Mac OS X 10.2. Apple's latest OS release resulted in the loss of joystick support for many games, X-Plane among them. Laminar's website details the full list of changes in version 6.30. Here are just a few:

Plane-Maker can now equip an airplane with weapons that you design, so that you may begin designing weapons and airplanes now for X-Plane COMBAT, coming soon!

Tilting wings now available for steering!

Pressurization systems now simulated... you want that detail? You got it!

Mars flight more realistic by shrinking the planet down to the right size...

Tech Improvements:

Downwash accuracy improved for high-dihedral cases.

Propwash is now more realistic, as is settling with power in helos.

General Improvements:

Joysticks fully compatible in MacOS X.2!

Airfoil-Maker has scaled reference-lines to help you get your airfoils in there perfectly.

ECAM displays now different for planes vs. helos, giving better failure-notification for the type of craft you are in